Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly is a publication tailored for the UK's farming sector. It offers a range of content, including news articles, business insights, and a weekly roundup of statistics related to agriculture in Britain, Europe, and around the globe. The magazine also features dedicated sections on Livestock, Arable farming, and Machinery, providing updates on technological advancements, property sales, and price analysis.

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Badger culling to resume despite science chief’s warning

3 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Philip Case

The UK government has approved a new round of supplementary badger culls across England, despite warnings from Natural England’s science chief Dr Peter Brotherton that there is “no justification” for further killing. Farmers Weekly understands Natural England will extend supplementary culling licences this summer in nine zones, from Derbyshire to Wiltshire, to combat bovine TB.
Tractor driver called signaller before train crash, inquiry finds

3 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Philip Case

The tractor driver involved in a collision with a train near Leominster called the railway signaller before crossing, investigators have confirmed. The crash, which occurred at 10.37am on 22 May at Nordan Farm user-worked level crossing, saw the 08:30am Manchester to Cardiff service hit a farm trailer being hauled by a tractor. The train was travelling at about 80mph when it struck the trailer, which became wedged on its front and was dragged for around 500m before the train stopped.
Malting barley premium erodes with prices under pressure

4 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Charlie Reeve

© Joy Walker/Alamy Stock Photo Margins for malting barley have dwindled in recent years and are now roughly £15/t above feed barley prices. This marks a sharp decline from previous seasons, where premiums exceeded £60/t in 2023 and stood at about £26/t during last year’s harvest. Spring barley often attracts a slightly larger premium in the market, fetching a premium of up to £20/t over feed barley, compared with the typical £15/t seen for winter barley.
Farmer confronts Steve Reed over inheritance tax betrayal

5 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Philip Case

A Kent farmer has confronted Defra secretary Steve Reed on live radio, accusing his government of abandoning family farms by rejecting a tax plan designed to protect farmers and raise more revenue. On Nick Ferrari’s LBC show on 3 June, farmer David Catt accused Labour of ignoring farmers by rejecting an NFU and Country Land and Business Association inheritance tax (IHT) clawback plan that would protect family farms and potentially increase tax revenue for the Treasury.
Electronic cattle tags to be made mandatory in England

5 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Charlie Reeve

Livestock producers in England will be required to use electronic identification (EID) ear tags on cattle from 2027 onwards. Defra will make initial changes next summer to how cattle are registered and reported, with all newborn calves being required to have low-frequency electronic tags from 2027. The changes should make it easier for the industry to respond to potential disease outbreaks and streamline the process of reading tags when moving livestock.
Lib Dems push for British beef labelling on menus

5 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Philip Case

The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to a parliamentary bill that would force the UK government to consider introducing mandatory country-of-origin labelling for meat on menus in large restaurants – a move they say could boost demand for British beef.
Inheritance tax report a ‘wake-up call’, says NFU

6 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Philip Case

Family farms across the UK face devastating cuts to investment and jobs due to government inheritance tax (IHT) reforms, warns NFU president Tom Bradshaw, responding to a new Family Business UK (FBUK) report. The FBUK’s Taxing Futures report (opens as PDF), backed by independent analysis from CBI Economics, reveals that changes to agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR), announced in the Autumn Budget, could cause farm investment to drop by more than 20% on average.
Farmer’s tragic death sparks inheritance tax outrage

6 days ago | fwi.co.uk | Philip Case

The Labour government is facing growing outrage from farmers and opposition MPs after a coroner ruled that 78-year-old Yorkshire farmer Philip (John) Charlesworth took his own life because of fears over the party’s looming inheritance tax changes. The Charlesworth family, who have farmed the land at Silkstone near Barnsley for generations, say the “vindictive” plan to impose inheritance tax (IHT) on family farms from April 2026 pushed their father over the edge.
This Week in Farming: HLS uplift, vaccines and mini Masseys

1 week ago | fwi.co.uk | Andrew Meredith

Welcome back to This Week in Farming, your one-stop shop for the best content from Farmers Weekly in the past seven days. First, the markets (opens as PDF) where there have been slips again in red meat prices – but happily for those in the market for fuel, diesel also continues to fall. A reminder that we launched our new arable inputs prices table last week, which will be updated on a monthly basis. Now, on with the show.
Applications open for £2,000 grants towards farming studies

1 week ago | fwi.co.uk | Charlie Reeve

A round of funding has been made available by The Farmers Club Charitable Trust for individuals looking to study or take part in a research project linked to the farming sector. Funding of up to £2,000 is available for each successful recipient in the form of a “Snapshot Study” grant. Previous research projects have included supplying waste crops to food banks, regenerative farming, and attracting younger generations into agriculture.